by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 7, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use
A 14-year-old girl fired a 9mm pistol at someone looking to break into her home, according to the Lawrence County Constable Association and confirmed by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. Story here. See our list of similar cases of kids using guns for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 15, 2019 | Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Incapacity Planning
When Governor Newsom approved AB 1292 on July 12, he made estate planning easier for California gun owners. Why would Sacramento Democrats make death easier for us? I can only speculate, but I’m guessing it’s because the confusing state of the law put non-gun...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 18, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
Not technically a defensive gun use, but kid commando gets even more bonus points for using close contact weapon: “You hit them in the back of the head with a machete?” the 911 operator asked after Braydon told the story. “Did you see if he was bleeding at...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 18, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
Trenton, MO, police officer Jasmine Diab, 24, a single mother of a five-year-old girl, was shot in the abdomen by a prisoner she was transporting. A small group of concerned citizens, one of whom was armed, was able to rescue the officer and subdue the suspect...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 24, 2019 | Firearm Training
Here is a list (current as of March 2019) of those who have passed Front Sight’s Handgun Combat Master skills test: 1. Dr. Ignatius Piazza (Glock 22)—Cert Date Unknown2. Mr. Mark Flinn (Glock 21)—21 Sept 19973. Mr. Lawrence (Lenny) Boulton (Glock 22)—21...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use
And these are just the ones picked up by media: Source: Sixty-seven defensive gun uses by people legally carrying guns in public over the past three months – Crime Prevention Research CenterCrime Prevention Research...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use
[UPDATE AND CORRECTION: The article linked below is incorrect — due to some very unclear media accounts. Apparently there was an armed white guy who failed to respond, but story here indicates it was another armed citizen, who happens to be BLACK, that actually...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
Good shoot: A brave dad armed with a pistol stopped what could have been a mass shooting Saturday inside an Alabama McDonald’s when he took down a masked gunman who had stormed in and opened fire. The unidentified father was leaving the establishment with...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2018 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Health Planning, Incapacity Planning, Tax Planning
Here is a great little slideshow on top estate planning priorities to avoid tragedy and missed opportunity (“Top 10 Dangers Facing Senior Citizen Clients”) which I summarize below (adding a little California-relevant detail of my own), with a link...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 1, 2018 | Firearm Training
On the importance of dialing 1911 prior to 911: In modern times, we know that people shot with handguns have an 85% chance of survival, provided they get medical treatment. The chances are far lower with shotgun or rifle, but even then modern medicine can...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 31, 2018 | Firearm Training, News & Commentary
Someone pulls out and activates a chainsaw on BART while verbalizing a threat of massacre, and you respond by posting a video on Twitter? and BART finds out about it because of your hashtag #BART, apparently because no one else called 911 either? #SMH! “I...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 24, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
HALF!? This is far too great an omission to be accidental. This false report has been used to minimize the importance of carry (including at an “active shooter” class i took, given by an anti-CCW former cop). The utility of concealed carry is much higher...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 21, 2018 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Here are a few notes from my first experience with Handgun Combat Master Prep (HCMP) in a 9/26-27 private training at Front Sight, having recently qualified to take it. (They require that you first take Advanced Tactical Handgun (ATH), and to take ATH you must...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 18, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
Amazing. After decades of advocating gun control “if it saves one life” while ignoring millions of defensive gun uses, the leftist media actually inks a headline braying that one cop — saved by an armed citizen who joined the fray —...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 13, 2018 | Firearm Training
Get virtually unlimited free training at the world’s largest shooting school (often called the “Disneyland for gun owners”) simply by attending our free estate planning seminars. Here is mid-2018 status of construction (now fifty...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 23, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
Hopefully there was some justification for shooting in the head (other than “I didn’t train enough”): Investigators said it all started when the man’s wife pulled into their driveway Tuesday night. Then the two armed suspects jumped out and tried to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 23, 2018 | Firearm Training
They bring up some very good points in favor of 9mm, but with our CA roster I was limited to .45 if I wanted a quality all-steel Wilson Combat CQB Compact. Suppressor bans are not the only form of gun control causing injury over time. (Have to say, though, that...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 3, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
Girl could barely hold on to tree, she was up so long (half hour before 911 called). Why didn’t the mother have her own AR, or a pistol? According to the frantic 911 call made by the teen’s mother, there was more than one alligator involved. The...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 21, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
More on the Tumwater incident: “As a volunteer firefighter I have received active shooter training,” George explained. “I was sure what I heard was gunshots.” Police say 44-year old Tim Day went on a shooting and carjacking spree. He tried to carjack a couple...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 19, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
A couple of weeks ago I took a class covering armed defense in carjackings: Advanced Tactical Handgun (or Driver’s Ed, Front Sight style). Two armed citizens were credited with taking action Sunday after a carjacking suspect went on a rampage in Washington...
